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Event #39
Entries -- 148 (143)
Buy-in --
$50,000
Prize Pool -- $7,104,000
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Freddy Deeb
(Las Vegas, NV, USA)
wins $2,276,832 and
WSOP
bracelet |
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| Pos. |
Player |
Origin |
Prize |
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| 1 |
Freddy Deeb |
Vegas |
$2,276,832 |
| 2 |
Bruno Fitoussi
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Paris |
$1,278,720 |
| 3 |
John Hanson |
NY |
$852,480 |
| 4 |
Amnon Filippi |
NY |
$586,080 |
| 5 |
Kenny Tran |
CA |
$444,000 |
| 6 |
David Singer |
Vegas |
$337,440 |
| 7 |
Barry Greenstein
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CA |
$259,296 |
| 8 |
Thor Hansen |
CA |
$188,256 |
| 9 |
Gabe Kaplan |
CA |
$131,424 |
| 10 |
Duane Tomko |
FL |
$131,424 |
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| Other
Facts |
21 places paid -
19th Max "Italian Pirate" Pescatori (Milan, Italy) $88,800, 21st Daniel
Negreanu (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $88,800
The winner of the $50,000 buy-in
H.O.R.S.E. World Championship was Freddy Deeb, from Las Vegas, NV. This was
Deeb's second World Series of Poker victory. He won a gold bracelet previously,
back in 1996. Deeb was born in Lebanon. He fled his homeland during the 1970s
while his nation was in the midst of a civil war. Deeb was unable to secure
legal residency and obtain a work permit inside the United States. So, he
turned to gambling to make a living. He has been playing poker successfully for
more than 30 years. Deeb is married and has four children. Deeb has now cashed
22 times at the WSOP. He owns two WSOP gold bracelets. His first win was for
Deuce-to-Seven Lowball. The H.O.R.S.E. championship was his biggest career win
by far. "When I won my first bracelet, I was mostly a cash game player so it
didn't really matter that much to me," Deeb said. "But this one – it means
everything to me. They are the toughest players in the world. It has the
highest buy-in. Except for the $10,000 buy-in (main event) this is the bracelet
that means the most of any of them." |
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